diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index a5c1112..1656f4f 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
   networking = {
     hostName = "eliasLaptop";
     networkmanager.enable = true;
-    # Needed for Dropbox.
-    firewall = {
-      allowedTCPPorts = [ 17500 ];
-      allowedUDPPorts = [ 17500 ];
-    };
   };
 
   # Set your time zone.
@@ -90,27 +85,6 @@
 
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
 
-  # Dropbox settings
-  systemd.user.services.dropbox = {
-    description = "Dropbox";
-    wantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
-    environment = {
-      QT_PLUGIN_PATH = "/run/current-system/sw/"
-        + pkgs.qt5.qtbase.qtPluginPrefix;
-      QML2_IMPORT_PATH = "/run/current-system/sw/"
-        + pkgs.qt5.qtbase.qtQmlPrefix;
-    };
-    serviceConfig = {
-      ExecStart = "${lib.getBin pkgs.dropbox}/bin/dropbox";
-      ExecReload = "${lib.getBin pkgs.coreutils}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";
-      KillMode = "control-group"; # upstream recommends process
-      Restart = "on-failure";
-      PrivateTmp = true;
-      ProtectSystem = "full";
-      Nice = 10;
-    };
-  };
-
   # Enable zsh for setting it as shell for users.
   programs.zsh.enable = true;
 
diff --git a/home/programs/dropbox/default.nix b/home/programs/dropbox/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a78c23d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/programs/dropbox/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ pkgs, lib, ... }:
+
+{
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    # dropbox - we don't need this in the environment. systemd unit pulls it in
+    fq
+    dropbox-cli
+  ];
+
+  networking.firewall = {
+    allowedTCPPorts = [ 17500 ];
+    allowedUDPPorts = [ 17500 ];
+  };
+
+  systemd.user.services.dropbox = {
+    description = "Dropbox";
+    wantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+    environment = {
+      QT_PLUGIN_PATH = "/run/current-system/sw/"
+        + pkgs.qt5.qtbase.qtPluginPrefix;
+      QML2_IMPORT_PATH = "/run/current-system/sw/"
+        + pkgs.qt5.qtbase.qtQmlPrefix;
+    };
+    serviceConfig = {
+      ExecStart = "${lib.getBin pkgs.dropbox}/bin/dropbox";
+      ExecReload = "${lib.getBin pkgs.coreutils}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";
+      KillMode = "control-group"; # upstream recommends process
+      Restart = "on-failure";
+      PrivateTmp = true;
+      ProtectSystem = "full";
+      Nice = 10;
+    };
+  };
+}